Isadore Howard Ellis^[1] (January 19, 1910 – April 26, 1994) was an American animator best known for working forWarner Bros. Cartoons under theBob Clampett andFrank Tashlin units.^[2] He was credited asI. Ellis.

Ellis had a long career in the animation industry, which started atUb Iwerks Studio in 1935. After two years, Ellis moved toLeon Schlesinger Productions, where he worked underBob Clampett's unit. Earlier in his life, like Clampett, he worked for the supplement ofThe Los Angeles Times called The Junior Times in the late 1920s. After Clampett took overTex Avery's unit, Ellis continued to animate in his old unit under the supervision ofNorman McCabe,Frank Tashlin, andRobert McKimson.^[3][4] Ellis reunited with Clampett after McKimson took over Tashlin's unit. However, Ellis relocated to McKimson's unit afterArt Davis took over the Clampett unit. In 1948, Ellis left to do commercial work.

In the 1960s, Ellis worked for several animation studios for television. He worked for Gerald Ray Studios, which at the time was contracted in co-produce thePopeye the Sailor television series. He also worked for Leonardo Productions,UPA and Krantz Films until finally moving toHanna-Barbera Productions in 1968, where he would spend the next twelve years animating.

Ellis died on April 26, 1994, at the age of 84.

• Izzy Ellis atIMDb

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